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"Larry" DuBose was captain of the Portland
during the invasion of Guadalcanal
and was present at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, where his ship
inflicted serious damage on Hiei in spite of a torpedo hit that jammed her steering and sent her into endless circles.
He was later promoted to rear admiral
and commanded bombardment forces at Tarawa
and throughout the rest of the Central Pacific campaign. He escorted
the crippled cruisers Houston
and Canberra out of the danger zone
following the Formosa raids of
October 1944 and he also commanded the cruiser
force that Halsey
left behind to clean up Ozawa's
Mobile Fleet after Halsey was recalled to
San Bernardino Straits during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Though a capable surface commander, awarded the Navy Cross three times during the war, DuBose was
realistic enough to work amicably under junior aviator carrier task force
commanders.
| 1893 |
Born |
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| 1913 |
Ensign |
Graduates from Naval Academy |
| 1942-6 |
Captain |
Commander, CA Portland |
| 1943-5 |
Rear admiral |
Commander, Cruiser Division 13 |
| 1944-11 |
President, Naval Examining
Board/Senior Member, Board of Decorations and Medals |
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| 1948-8
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Vice
admiral |
Commander, 1 Task Fleet |
| 1951-3 |
Chief, Bureau of Naval Personnel |
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| 1955-6-1 |
Admiral |
Retires |
| 1967 |
Dies |
References
ArlingtonCemetary.net (accessed 2012-5-24)
MilitaryTimes.com (accessed 2012-5-24)
Naval
Historical
Center (accessed 2008-2-16)
Pettibone (2006)
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